In this Book
- Childhood Years: A Memoir
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Michigan Press
- Series: Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies
summary
In Childhood Years, originally published serially in a literary magazine between 1955 and 1956, Tanizaki Jun’ichirō (1886–1965) takes a meandering look back on his early life in Tokyo. He reflects on his upbringing, family, and the capital city with a conversational—and not necessarily honest—eye, offering insights into his later life and his writing.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- My Earliest Memories
- pp. 13-21
- Father and Mother
- pp. 21-30
- Tanizaki Kyūemon II
- pp. 37-52
- The Sakamoto Primary School
- pp. 53-66
- Childhood Friends
- pp. 66-72
- The Little Kingdom
- pp. 73-78
- The Sino-Japanese War
- pp. 79-85
- The Kairakuen
- pp. 95-102
- Kagura Dances and Chaban Farces
- pp. 112-130
- Memories of Great Kabuki Actors
- pp. 130-157
- Growing Up
- pp. 157-168
- Sad Things, Happy Things
- pp. 168-179
- The Print-Shop Uncle and Rice-Shop Relatives
- pp. 179-201
- Graduation from Primary School
- pp. 201-207
- The Akika Academy and the Summers’ School
- pp. 207-217
- A Passion for Literature
- pp. 217-230
Additional Information
ISBN
9780472123346
Related ISBN(s)
9780472053674, 9780472073672
MARC Record
OCLC
1002453685
Pages
244
Launched on MUSE
2017-09-07
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2017